2 Kings 8:21

Overview - 2 Kings 8
The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the forewarned famine, for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king.
Hazael, being sent with a present by Ben-hadad to Elisha at Damascus, after he had heard the prophecy, kills his master, and succeeds him.
16 Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah.
20 Edom and Libnah revolt.
23 Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram.
25 Ahaziah's wicked reign.
28 He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel.
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2 Kings 8:21  (King James Version)
So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
 


Zair
Zair is supposed by Calmet and others to be the same as Ser, the country of Seir the Horite, inhabited by the Edomites or Idumeans. Probably the former was a dialectical pronunciation of the latter.
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